Climate change is an existential threat to the world economy like no other, with complex, evolving and nonlinear … dynamics that remain a source of great uncertainty. There is a bourgeoning literature on the economic impact of climate change …, but research on how climate change affects sovereign risks is limited. Building on our previous research focusing on the …

capital, stock of brownenergy in the ground, and emissions. Given the numerous challenges to climate change policiesthe …

scale up climate change mitigation and adaptation. In particular, the empirical analysis indicates that increasing energy …, the advantages of reducing the risks associated with climate change and the health benefits from higher environmental … quality clearly outweigh the potential cost of climate change mitigation and adaptation in the short run. The additional …

This paper inquires into how individual attitudes to climate issues and support for climate policies have evolved in … shows that the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic increased concern for climate change and public support for green … economies to implement bolder climate policies. The study also finds that support for climate policies decreases when a person …

Background paper prepared for the October 2020 IMF World Economic Outlook. This paper provides a detailed presentation … of the simulation results from the October 2020 IMF World Economic Outlook chapter 3 and an additional scenario with …

diffusion this is insufficient to avoid catastrophic climate change. But when innovation can diffuse overseas, long …

Are policies designed to avert climate change (Climate Change Policies, or CCPs) politically costly? Using data on …

Climate change is a major threat to the sustainability and inclusiveness of our societies, and to the planet …’s habitability. A just transition to a low-carbon economy is the only viable way forward. This paper reviews the climate change … challenge. It stresses the criticality of systems changes (energy, transport, urban, land use, water) in a climate …